Alder Coppice Primary School

Alder Coppice Primary School continues to demonstrate a solid level of performance as a good school. The institution maintains high expectations across academic, social, and emotional dimensions for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Students benefit from an ambitious curriculum that thoughtfully sequences knowledge from early years through to Year 6, ensuring pupils engage in meaningful learning experiences that prepare them for future challenges. Additionally, the school cultivates a positive learning environment where pupils take on leadership roles and develop important life skills through various responsibilities. However, there are areas requiring attention. Attendance remains an issue for some pupils, leading to gaps in their knowledge. This is compounded by feedback from a number of parents of pupils with SEND, who feel inadequately informed about their children's support and progress, even if inspection evidence does not fully corroborate these concerns. Moving forward, the school aims to address these attendance issues and enhance communication with parents to ensure all pupils receive the best possible education and support.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Ambitious curriculum well-sequenced from Nursery to Year 6.
• Effective reading instruction and support for struggling readers.
• Strong pupil engagement in leadership roles and community contributions.
• Positive pupil behavior aligned with school rules.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough or on time.
• Parents of pupils with SEND expressed concerns about communication regarding support.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Alder Coppice Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Alder Coppice Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Alder Coppice Primary School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Alder Coppice Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Alder Coppice Primary School received £6,552 and spent £6,643 for each of its 345 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £144,000 (£417 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Alder Coppice Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Alder Coppice Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Alder Coppice Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Alder Coppice Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Alder Coppice Primary School have?

Alder Coppice Primary School has 351 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alder Coppice Primary School cover?

Alder Coppice Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Alder Coppice Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Alder Coppice Primary School?

Alder Coppice Primary School is at Northway, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 3PS.